Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 5, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 164. RETURNS FROM COUNTRY PREL FAIL TO CHANGE ELECTION RE); Nord and Torrance Increase Leads and Former's Majority Will Reach More Than 1,200. COUNTY ATTORNEY 300 AHEAD Johnson, Rhoda and George Sweep County and Are Re-elected by One-Sided Majorities. McKEE AND AKERBERG CLOSE Winners in Race for Coroner and Third District Commissioner Still Remain Unknown. With the exception of two county offices, the results of Tuesday’s gen- eral election are now definitely known. There is a possibility that Garfield Akerberg may nose out H. N. McKee for the office of coroner. This afternoon McKee had a lead of little less than 100 votes, the standing be- ing McKee 1,080 and Akerberg 987. Incoming returns indicate that Me- Kee will receive an even vote in the precinets to be heard from. Morrison Appears Winner. The election of John G. Morrison for commissioner in the Third com- missioner district, now appears pro- bable. With but several precincts to be heard from Morrison is lead- ing Hayes by 33 votes. The Red Lake agency vote, gave Morrison 116 to but three for Hayes. Torrance Election Assured. Graham M. Torrance is gradually increasing his lead over Funkley for county attorney and his majority will be well over the three hundred mark. The present county attorney is more than three hundred ahead on the returns in and as the country to yet be heard from gave him a substan- tial majority two years ago there is practically no chance of his being defeated. Swept The County. The popularity of Sheriff Andrew Johnson, who is given the largest vote of any candidate running in the coun- ty. Clerk of Court Rhoda and Auditor James L. George, is shown by the wonderful -majorities given them in all parts. of the, county, Then are all leading their opponents by ap- proximately 1,000 votes. Their elections by wide margins had been predicted because of the able, effi- cient and accommodating manner in which the duties of their respective offices have been conducted. Nord is Easy Winner. Nord's easy victory for the state senate is one of the suprising points of the election. He will carry Bel- trami, the home county of his op- ponent by about 400 and with the wonderful vote given him in his own county his majority will total not less than 1,200. Nord has made a clean and manly campaign for the oftice and will be a credit to the dis- trict as a representative from here in the senate. He is a man highly regarded by all who know him and should be a factor in the next legis- lature. Rako Elected By 200. A. E. Rako, first district commis- sioner, and chairman of the county board, has been returned to office over J. L. Lahr by a majority of about 200 votes, the count now stand- ing 516 to 327 in his favor. Pendergast Elected. L. G. Pendergast will be Beltrami county’s representative in the house, and that he has defeated J. U. Williams is now certain. = His lead of 300 with nearly all of the Williams strong-holds in cannot be overcome. He was given a flattering majority in this section of the county and the north end has registered a much larger vote in his favor than had been expected, the Bemidji man carrying many precincts previously conceded to Williams. Clark Defeats Harris. Judge Clark’s return as the judge of probate court is assured. He is leading J. E. Harris by three hundred and it cannot be materially reduced. Moon Registers Victory. Moon's majority continues to in- crease over Harris in the race for reg- ister of deeds and will easily total 500 when all precincts have been re- corded. Stewart is Endorsed. There is no election day endorse- ment more deserving than that of W. B. Stewart, superintendent of schools. ‘Supt. Stewart is one of the state’s most competent and efficient county superintendents. and his re- turn to office is an indication of the high esteem with which he is re- garded throughout this district. D. H. Fisk and Roy Bliler, court commissioner and county surveyer, respectively, had no opposition. How the Vote Stands. Official vote as it stands with 43 of ~|Superintendent of Schools— W. B. Stewart .. Clara B. Heffron .. .|Judge of Probate— ~oh E. Harrls .. Kk KX KKK K KRR KKH €/ Comphissioners. * ANDREW JOHNSON *|Fifst District? AKX KR KRR KKNR KKK R[A E Rako’ : J P.Lahr"........ Third Disteict— J. G. Morrison, Jr .. James F. Hayes .. ....1,276 House of Congress—Will Prob- ably Remain at Thirty. REPUBLICANS GAIN 33 ¥ Washington, Nov. 5. — Although eighty-five congressional districts were still unheard from, Democratic lead- ministration would retain control of congress, although the majority in the house might be cut from its present strength of 141 to as low as twenty- five or thirty. After a conference of national Democratic committee = offi- cials at the White House with Pres- ident Wilson and Secretary Tumulty it was estimated the Democratic ma- Jority might possibly stand .at thirty. Sheriff Who Has Been Re-elected By Largest Vote of Any Candidate in Beltrami County. the precincts in the county heard| ith the eighty-five congressional troin: districts missing the election of 185 Democrats, 162 Republicans and 3 Pro- Governor. gressives was reported. The pres- B8 o v s s disrvidis ST 874 (ent complexion of the house is 285 Hammond 840 | Democrats, 129 Republicans, 15 Pro- Lewis ..... 519 | Bressives and 6 vacancies. The re- Calderwood e g9 |turns showed a gain of thirty-three Halbert . .. : 24 Republicans. It takes 218 for a ma- Tolingon S T 4 Jority in the house. To fulfill the prediction of Democratic leaders of a majority of thirty it is neecssary for Lieutenant Governor. sixty-three of the unreported districts Burnquist ............... 91715 be Democratic. They are claimed Andrist 558 | by the leaders. Hanson 621 Piper . ... 105 DuBOIS MAY WIN. Spencer 76 o Secretary of State. Democratic Candidate for Congress Schmahl ....... .1,105 Makes Good Showing. Bergheim 586 Kalnes 211 S 172| While it was at first helieved that Lindbergh would be elected congress- man from' this district by a large vote, the returns to date give DuBois, the democratic candidate, an equal chance and his election would not be surprising. DuBois carried Stearns cm!my by a large vote and this may -{be “énough to elect him it the other | State Auditor. Preus . ‘Rush . + Thompson . .. Curtis i’:;:be" counties do-not give Lindbergh large 3 majorities than now appear to have Nash ... Jacobson been the case. The present congress- man was given a big vote in Bel- trami county and will carry by about SO o i s svwsine e s 400 votes. Lindbergh carried the Cronin city by 51 votes. Rieke Justice Supreme Court. SERVICE WAS APPRECIATED Bunn ..... B —_—— Johnson Election Returns Handled in Efficient Warehouse Commission. Manner by Companies. Jacobson .1,121 - Smith 628 Many compliments are being paid Hokanson . 226 | H. B. Brookins, manager of the Be- midji Northwestern Telephone ex- change because of the efficient man- ner in which returns were handled on the night of election. Extra help ‘was provided and the messages were not in any way delayed. The West- ern Union also made special effort to provide accommodations and provid- Congress. C. A. Lindbergh * J. A. DuBois x Otto M. Thomason . T. J. Sharkey F. A. Wilson L. H. Nord . ed an extra man, keeping the station Webber . ...ooueeinnnn open all night, that the service might be made use of. Representative— KERERKK KKK H KK L. G. Pendergast ......... ...1,228 ~ x John U. Williams .......... 743|x PEAR BLOCKS ACTION * Auditor— * * Ji L. GROTER o viviaiain wioss aivn * “But little is accomplish- Arthur Tanem ¥ ed, because but little is vig- & Treasurer— ¥ orously attempted; and but * Barl Geil . ...ooooooens & little is attempted, because H. W. Alsop . * difficulties are magnified: A % Register of Deeds— % timorously cautious spirit, | ¥ C. 0. Moon * so far from acting with reso- * J. O. Harris . % lution, will never think it- ¥ N % self in possession of the pre- * pherift— ¥ liminaries for acting at all. X Andrew Johnson'. . % Perhaps perseverance has X Wiggo-Petarden . .. ¥ been the radical principle of & County Attorney— ¥ every truly great character.” ¥ G. M. Torrance ............. 1,369 | % 7. Foster. x Henry Funkley ............. 1,057 | ¥* Clerk of Court— KKK KKK KK KKK Fred W. Rhoda ... _—— Frank W, Schroeder . According to a Paris doctor yeast, Coroner— diluted with lukewarm boiled water, Garfield Akerberg ........... 1,020 |is a remarkable effective remedy for H. N. McKee .............. 1, Osolbnrns. MAJORITY MUCH REDUCED Democrats Lose Many Seats in Lower daughters and five sqps. BERS | Charles, White E-flh,s‘ ers here were confident that the ad-| 8r., died at Red ednesday after- ‘of ten days, from a stroke ll' Be was 72 John G. Morriso: Lake, Minnesota, noon after an illn ‘which was the r of apoplexy and a years old. He is survived b; wife, Fhe daugh- and Mrs. Alex l(enmld Spohne. The sons are, Robert, Sjdney, Mont.; Myrtle Creek, Ore.; John Lake, Minn., and Frank; South Dakota. z The body will‘be’ Earth for burial, fufififl services to be held Sunday andiconducted by Father Aloysous, O. 8 B. Interment will be made in the 'Oltholle ceme- tery. - Mr. Morrison wdglmrn at Poke- gemah, on the bankg of the Mississ- ippi river, near Whith Gak Point. He was a trader in the urly days, mak- ing his home at White Barth, Minn., and became one of the most widely known and influentfal - citizens of that community, Morrison county be- ing named in his _honor. Twenty years ago he moved m Red Lake and went inte the- whn!csnle business there, at which placg he resided un- til his death. o Entire State to- A-ni in Movement Which Begins quember 29. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis is asking that the Week beginning November 29 be devoted to tubercul- osis. The State Federation of Wo- men’s Clubs, meeting in Rochester recently, approved the setting aside of a week for special attention to gen- eral health proh]ema. The State Board of Health, recagnizing the im- portance of such & week, and acting in co-operation with' the State Fed- eration of Women's Clubs, and the Minnesota Public Health Assoctation, has_requested Govermbr A.. 0. Eber- hart to set aside the week. The clergy throughout-the state, mayors of municipalities, civic and commerce associations, boards of health, depart- 'ments of education and other local organizations are urged to co-operate. FOOTBALL SATURDAY. - High School Game With Fosston to Be Hard Fought. On Saturday afternoon a football game of much interest will be played in Bemidji when the high school eleven of this city will meet the Foss- ton aggregation. Fosston always gives Bemidji a hard game and the team of that place is coming here bent on winning. The Bemidji team will be without the services of Wolife, star end, and Olson, the gritty little center, but Coach Bestul has several worthy substitutes who should more than hold their own with Fosston. ELKS TO MEET TONIGHT. Initiation to Be Held, Followed By An Entertainment. Ollie Neilson, secretary of the Be- midji lodge of Elks, announced today that there will be eight candidates for initiation at the meeting of this evening. There will be four candil dates from outside of the city and several from Bemidji. A piano has been placed in the lodge rooms and following the meeting an entertain- ment will be provided. DANCE FOR-TEAM’S BENEFIT. Invitations were issued today for a dance which is to be given by -the Bemidji basketball team in the ecity hall tomorrow evening. The affair is given for the benefit of the team which will start its season soon. The hall is to be attractively decorated and the dance gives promise of being much enjoyed by all who attend. three; T0 BE FlNISflED Commission Will Meet at §'Ehul To- ‘morrow and Saturday for Purpose ~ of Making Final Draft. SE TO SEND OUT PRINTED COPIES (Chief Work of Board Now to Do With Phraseology, Basic Plan Being Complete—Lycan is Member. Members of the Minnesota effi- ciency and economy commission will meet at the state capitol in St. Paul {Friday and Saturday to give final consideration to its report, which is to be presented to the legislature in the form of a bill. Frank S. Lycan, of this city, who is a member of the board, made this statement last even- ing. : The general plan decided upon by the commission is complete in the form of a diagram and. one-third of the bill has been considered by the entire commission and approved. Work at the final meeting will be confined to consideration of the re- maining two-thirds of the report, changing this, if necessary, and re- viewing the bill. That portion of the bill approved has to do with general organization, budget and naming of officials not affected by the civil service. The other two-thirds to be considered in- cludes civil service and organization of departments, such as those per- taining to the public domain and ag- riculture. Executive Committee to Meet. The commission’s executive com- mittee, including besides Mr. Craig, C. A. Congdon of Duluth, Profressor John H. Gray of Minneapolis, J. F. McGee of Minneapolis, and John Moonan of Waseca, met at the capitol today to consider two-thirds of the bill before its presentation to the commission. “Our work now has mainly to do with phraseology,” said Mr. Craig. “Our basic plan is complete in a diagram. The work before us is to .put this scheme into words that ex- actly express our meaning. So far as T know there will be no important changes in that portion of the bill yet to be a) _szrovefl This _will be, Lhe ast meefing of 11)9 mmmission be~ fore the bill “oss Yo the printers’ in preparation-for submission to the leg- islature.” The commission plans to issue be- tween 5,000 and 10,000 copies of the bill in pamphlet form. It is ex- pected. that these will be ready by Nov. 15. The commission’s recommendations as to the budget will be presented to the legislature Feb. 1, instead of at the opening sessions of the body. Members of Commission. Those on the commission are: Charles P. Craig of Duluth, O. B. Nel- son of Spring Grove, W. B. Parsons of Winona, H. H. Dunn of Albert Lea, John H. Hohmann of Mankato, F. B. Putnam of Blue Earth, W. W. Smith of Sleepy Eye, John Moonan of Wa- seca, Elias Jacopson of Montevideo, George F. Authier of Minneapolis, Hugh J. Hughes of Minneapolis, E. G. Hall of Minneapolis, Thomas Kneeland of Minneapolis, Theodore Wold of Minneapolis, Joseph Chap- man, jr., of Minneapolis, J. F. Me- Gee of Minneapolis, Professor John H. Gray of Minneapolis, A. F. Woods, St. Anthonk Park, John A. Har- tigan of St. Paul, D. A. Wallace of St. Paul, J. A. Stoneburg of Cam- bridge, J. D. Sullivan of St. Cloud, L. C. Spooner of Morris, Alfred Ru- stad of Wheaton, O. J. Hagen of Moorhead, A. G. Anderson of Fer- gus Falls, C. A. Congdon of Duluth, Theodore T. Hudson of Duluth, F. S, ‘Lycan of Bemidji and F. J. Lang of International Falls. John S. Pardee of Duluth, is secretary of the com- mission. Rehearsal Tomorrow. Al. Jester, who is directing the Elks Minstrel show rehearsals, has announced that there will be a meet- ing of the cast at the lodge rooms on Third street tomorrow evening and | urges that the attendance be large. Only a short time is left before the show will be staged and each rehear- sal counts. L. B. HANNA. North Dakota Governor ‘Again Winner at Polls. TO PROVIDE FOR HATCHERY Game and Fish Commission Plans to Equip Bemidji Establishment— Will Stock Lake. MERCHANTS TO FINANCE IT Although it was announced here 4 week ago that Bemidji would not receive the assistance of the state game and fish commission in the placing of a fish'hatchery at the War- field dam, F. S. Lycan, who has con- stantly urged ifs erection, today re- ceived a letter from E. W. Cobb, su- perintendent of fisheries, stating that the aid of the board may be expected. This means that the business men of Bemidji who have subscribed to the fund ‘with which a building wiil be erected, will-turn in the money and the preparations will be made to house' the paraphernalia which the commission will send. A man will have charge of the hatchery during the hatching season and the fry will be glanted in Lgke Bemidji and sur- RURAL YOTE CUTS “HAMMOND'S TOTAL Democratic Candidate for Governor Will Not Carry State By More Than 20,000 is Now Indicated. LEE’S FRIENDS STILL HAVE HOPE Several Hundred Precincts Yet to Be Heard From—Ramsey County Gives Congressman Big Vote. Claims of the Democrats that Win- field S. Hammond has been elected governor of the state have been re- duced from 40,000 to 25,000, while the republican state central commit- tee maintains that Lee still has a chance to overcome the lead and re- fuse to concede the election of the democratic candidate. There are several hundred precincts yet to be heard from. Small Lead Here. There is much doubt as to whether Lee will carry Beltrami county and this afternoon his lead was but forty votes. It had been expected that the republican candidate would be given a plurality of at least two hundred in Beltrami county. Hammond car- ried the city of Bemidji. Lee’s supporters are hoping against hope and contend that the rural pre- cincts will wipe out W. S. Ham- mond’s lead, now approximately 19,- 000, and picked almost entirely in the cities and villages. There is a bare chance for Lee and, at any rate, the result promises to be close. Ham- mond’s plurality is not likely to ex- ceed 10,000. Ramsey county's complete returns were a fearful blow to the republi- cans. A democratic wave in that county swept the veteran Congress- man F. C. Stevens out of office by nearly 5,000 votes and gave Ham- mond nearly a three to one victory over Lee. Lee Gains in Country. In 2,145 precincts, including the the twin cities, reported on governor, out of 2,700, was shown a lead of 16,- 297 for Hammond, which is being de- creased as the country returns beg.n to come in. In the 2,145 precintts Hammond is given a vote of 126,889, Touliing lakes gach- year;” assuring’to 110,592 for Lee~ There 1s io doubt that fishing will continge to be as good during future years as is now the case, Mr. Cobb informs Mr. Lycan that he has received permission from the commission to equip the Bemidji hatchery with jars. The building will be erected by Bemidji and the state will provide the necessary jars, faucets and tubes. The superintendent of ~hatcheries states that a building 16x22 is suffi- cient for the care of 100 jars, but he advises that a structure 42x26 be built in order that room would be provided for the placing of an addi- tional battery and extrd retaining tanks, should they be desired at a future date. Much depends upon what will be done at the next session of the legis- lature in connection with an appro- priation for the game and fish com- mission. If the appropriation is suf- ficient the Bemidji hatchery will be supplied with enough eggs to make its output of fry equal to the ca- pacity of the establishment. HOLD SCHOOL TOMORROW. Only Two Imstructors to Attend Crookston Educational Meeting. While it had been announced earlier in the week that there would be no sessions of the Bemidji schools to- morrow on account of the Educa- tional meeting at Crookston, such is not to be the case and classes will be held the same as usual. It had been expected that a large number of the Bemidji teachers would attend the Crookston meeting, but only two have announced their intention of so do- ing, being Miss Elsie Schmitt, Third grade teacher, who will give a read- ing, and Miss Edith Erwin of the junior high school faculty, will be present at the program. Supt. W. ‘P. Dyer may attend. Need any neip? 71ry a want ad. SCOOP erorter NEP- THEE NEW THREE \NCH SHELLS THROW A FUME THAT MUMIFIES THE FOE N His ‘Detective 7 Page The Boss Hasn't Tumbled Yet By "HOP” BY GO T (ouLDAH SWORN T ST00D that-Eiee will-Tead by quite s margia on the complete returns from outstde the twin cities, but he has something like 17,000 in Minneapolis and 8t. Paul to overcome. Other candidates on the republican state ticket are elected by substantial majorities, judging by the partial re- turns today. A. L. Sorter, chairman of the dem- ncratic state central committee, made ‘he following statement, assuming the election of W. 8. Hammond: Governor of All ‘““The state of Minnesota has elected a man large enough, broad enough to be the governor of all the people. Governor Hammond is under no obli- gation to any man, any set of men or any interest. His political opponents will receive the same courteous con- sideration as his supporters. He hj no enemies to punish or friends to reward. He is free to do his full duty as governor and to give Minnesota a great administration.” DECLARE WAR ON TURKEY (American Press.) London, Nov. 5.—In the western arena the great war nations’ atten- tion today are concentrated on two points at Ypres, where much of the hardest fighting of the war has al- ready taken place, but it is expected that the Germans are yet to deliver the full fury of their assault in an ef- fort to gain the French coast, and Soissons, where the Germans have gained from French- some positions captured by the British where they first crossed the Aisne river. London, Nov. 5.—The foreign office ’|today announced that England had declared war on Turkey. As expect- ed, this action will be followed im- and Montenegro, and possibly by Bel- gium and Japan. TO ADD NEW MACHINERY. Box Factory Shut Down for Several Days—Start Again Monday. In order that new machihery may be added at the Bemidji.Box factory, the establishment has discontinued work for several days. The crew has been laid off and it is” expected that the work will be resumed Monday. Return From Lake Itasca. William Chichester and bride re- (turned yesterday from Itasca State lpnrk where they have spent their {honeymoon. They ,will make - their . home at the L. C. DemDM! residence mediately by France, Russia, Servia’ on Bemidji avenue. e